Signal tracking device



June 16, 1959 Filed Nov; 2, 1953 J. H. COOGAN ET AL SIGNAL TRACKINGDEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 DOPPLER BALANCED I. F.

INPUT MODULATOR AMPLIFIERS l I W P REACTANCE LOCK B DISCRIMINATOR TOREACT SWEEP R ANCE SWEEP LOCK TUBE GENERATOR TUBE l2 2O 24 v I l LOCALMIXER 4 LlMlTER OSCILLATOR LOW PASS FILTERED FILTER DOPPLER INVENTORSFIG. I JOHN H. COOGAN RICHARD KLEIN ATTORNEYS June 16, 1959 .1. H.COOGAN ET AL 2,891,245

SIGNAL TRACKING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed. No 2, 1953 Fll llllllINVENTORS JOHN H. CQOGAN RICHARD KLElN nilllulanu fll. 5.2!

ATTORNEYS United States Patent -Calif., assignors to the United Statesof America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy ApplicationNovember 2, 1953, Serial No. 389,901

4 Claims. (Cl. 343-8) (Granted under Title 35, US. Code (1952), see.266) The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by orfor the Government of the United States of America for governmentalpurposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.

This invention relates to electrical signal tracking devices, and isparticularly concerned with selective filter devices for tracking audiosignals, especially Doppler frequencies. a

A velocimeter is a continuous wave radar device which emits continuouswave audio signals known as Doppler signals. Such device may be employedfor determining the velocity of an aircraft or guided missile in flight.The velocirneter includes a transmitter and receiver, and the differencefrequency between the originally transmitted signal and the signalreceived following its reflection from the craft or missile is known asa Doppler signal, and is in the audio frequency range. From this Dopplerinformation the velocity of the craft can be established.

Some filter means is generally employed to increase the 'signal-to-noiseratio of the Doppler and improve the range of the system. In filters nowgenerally employed for" this purpose the filter must be preset to lockon the Doppler as it passes through a certain frequency. Thedisadvantage of this is the inability of the filter to recapture thesignal after a momentary loss thereof such as by fading.

One object of the invention is the provision of a signal trackingdevice, particularly adapted for the tracking of audio signals such asDoppler signals.

' Another object is to provide a selective filter device whicheffectively increases the signal-to-noise ratio of anaudio signal suchas a Doppler signal and increases the range thereof.

A particular object of the invention is the provision of a selectivefilter device or circuit for audio signals, especially Doppler, having astructure which searches through a preselected frequency spectrum forsuch sigbecomes better understood by reference to the following:

detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanyingdrawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram in block form of one embodiment ofa signal tracking or selective filter device according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram in block form of a secondembodiment of the selective filter device of e invention; and

. frequency within the aforementioned range.

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2 of Fig. 2 wherein the individual circuits of the component parts ateshown diagrammatically in detail.

Generally, the invention device comprises a combina tion of circuitcomponents, described in detail hereinafter, enabling the device, in theabsence of a signal within a preselected frequency range, to search orsweep through this spectrum for such signal and, upon encountering same,to inactivate the search means and permit other components of thecircuit to thereafter track the signal through the device regardless ofany changes in the signal The invention device constitutes a narrow bandselective filter operating in the preselected frequency spectrum andhaving its circuit elements so arranged and combined that when a signalwithin the desired range is received and the search means renderedinoperative as aforesaid,fthe center frequency of its pass band becomeslocked to this signal and follows it through any frequency changeswithin such range. In this manner the effective bandwidth of the signalis reduced and consequently the effective range thereof is increased.

In Fig. 1 showing schematically one form of the invention, it is desiredto increase the signal-to-noise ratio and the range of, for example, araw Doppler within the frequency range l-30 kc. The Doppler is appliedto a. balanced modulator 10 which is also fed by signals from a localoscillator 12. The balanced modulator is designed to suppress the localoscillator content of its output, and the difference frequency isaccepted by the LF. (intermediate frequency) amplifiers or LP. strip 14.The frequency of the local oscillator is controlled by a reactance tube16 whose grid is fed by the DC. output voltage of a discriminator 18 fedby the IF. strip. In a manner similar to that of an automatic frequencycontrol system, the local oscillator frequency is changed so as tocompensate for either local oscillator drift or change in the inputDoppler frequency, and to maintain substantially constant, i.e. withinclose limits, the difference frequency output of the balanced modulator,which in this instance is about 100 kc. The 100 kc. LP. is then mixed inmixer. 20 with the local oscillator signal and the resulting signal isfed through low pass filter 22, e.g. one having a cutoff frequency of 30kc., leaving only the original. Doppler frequency, now filtered. Alimiter stage 24 is provided for the LF. signal prior to mixing thereofwith the local oscillator signal, to eliminate a substantial portion ofthe low frequency amplitude noise usually present. This is one featureof the instant invention.

It is noted that with a changing Doppler frequency in-' put, the LP.frequency must vary somewhat from 100 kc. in order that an error voltagebe realized from the Fig. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of the filterdevice V discriminator; this, however, gives no frequency error in thefiltered Doppler output of the invention device, which is thedifference'between the local oscillator and IF.

frequencies. For example, if the Doppler input frequency changes from 15kc. to 20 kc., the local oscillator moves from kc. to kc. minus about 30c.p.s. because the frequency into the discriminator must be about 30c.p.s. 01f of its resonant frequency in order to give sufli cient errorvoltage to move the local oscillator 4,970 c.p.s. This means that thefrequency present in the LF. strip and applied to the discriminator isnow 99.97 kc.

When this 99.97 kc. signal is mixed with the local o'scil-' actly 100.kc. This is why in the example noted above, 15 kc. was chosen as thestarting Doppler frequency, but

it should be clear that whatever Doppler frequency is inserted will bepresented unchanged at the output.

Now considering the important search and lock features of the invention,these circuits are incorporated for the purpose of (1) causing theinvention device to periodically sweep a predetermined frequencyspectrum (approximately 1 to 30 kc. in this particular example) inSearch of a signal, and (2) upon encountering the signal, stopping thesweep and allowing the discriminator to control the local oscillatorfrequency as previously described.

The sweep is accomplished by coupling the output of a'sawtooth voltageor sweep generator 26 to the grid of a second reactance tube 28 whichcontrols the local oscillator frequency, a portion of the localoscillator output being fed back to the sweep generator. The frequencyof sweep of the sawtooth voltage generator in the case at hand may beabout 4 c.p.s. in the absence of noise, and

somewhat lower in noisy operation, the actual frequency depending' uponthe noise level present in the hereinafter described lock circuit. Thevoltage variations produced by the sweep of the sawtooth generator inturn, through reactance tube 28, cause the local oscillator 12 to sweepthrough the desired frequency spectrum in seanch'of a signal.

When .a signal is present at the input to the balanced modulator, as thelocal oscillator sweeps to a frequency 100 kc. above the input signalfrequency, LF. output will be developed. This LP. is rectified in a lockdetector 30 and applied to the grid of a sweep lock tube (triode) 32arranged to remove the plate voltage of the sawtooth generator in amanner more fully pointed out hereinafter,..

block and circuit diagrams of Figs. 2 and 3 of the draw-' According tothis embodiment, a raw Doppler input signal in the frequency range 1 to30 kc. is first fed to a low pass input filter 34. This is aconventional m-derived filter consisting of a protoype section,intermediate pisections and two terminating sections. The filter isdesigned for a cutoff frequency of 30 kc. and a characteristic impedanceof 10,000 ohms. Its purpose is to exclude all noise above 30 kc. fromthe input Doppler signal.

The output of filter 34 is connected to a constant output amplifiercircuit 36. This circuit, comprising a dual diode V1, cathode followerV2A and amplifier tubes VZB and V3A, is a very effective automaticvolume control unit and presents essentially a constant voltage at thegrid of tube V4A of a Doppler input amplifier 38 for any input voltageover 0.2 volt R.M.S. It is necessary that the voltage into V4A beconstant since the size of this signal directly affects the gain oftheautomatic frequency control system. I

The automatic volume control action is accomplished bya voltage dividernetwork having an arm which is variable electronically. The size of theinput signal present on the grid of V2A is determined by the voltagedivider formed by resistance R2 and the dual diode V1. At zero signalvlevel, the fixed bias furnished by resistances R17 and R18 holds thediodes in a non-conducting.

V3A, rectified and filtered by the crystal diodes CR1. and

CR2 and network connected to transformer T2, andused the bias on thediodes decreases, the plate resistance will decrease and the voltagedivision will change. The bridge arrangement of the diodes preventssecond harmonic distortion and phase shift; however, to realize thiscondition, the two fixed biases must be equal and of opposite polarity.The purpose of the cathode follower V2A is to provide a lower inputcapacity so that on very noisy signals, when the bias is determinedprimarily by noise, the frequency response of R2 and the shunt inputcapaci ties to the small signal component present will not impairtracking out to high frequencies.

The filament voltage for dual diode V1 is maintained at +90 volts DC.with respect to chassis ground to avoid heat-cathode leakage andconsequent introduction of hum into the signal at this point.

The balanced modulator circuit or first mixer 40 is a special mixingcircuit designed to suppress the local oscillator content of its outputand is necessary since the tp-oppose the fixed bias applied to the dualdiode,. As

local oscillator 42 sweeps to within 1 kc. of the approximately kc. LF.Both sides of the modulator V5 are fed by transformers T3 and T4, theDoppler input transformer T3 being driven by amplifier V4A while thelocal oscillator transformer T4 is driven by local oscillator amplifier43 comprising a cathode follower V4B in order to pass the 101 to kc.local oscillator signal. Theamplitudes of the two signals are set byvoltage dividers R11R21 and R60R25. Potentiometer R107 is a chassiscontrol used to balance out the local oscillator output of the modulatorand is adjusted for minimum signal out of the LP. strip with 100 kc. fedinto'the local oscillator cathode follower V12A.

The difference frequency component of the balanced modulator output ispicked out by a selective I.F. strip- 44 having a narrow bandwidth ofabout 750 c.p.s., and comprising amplifier tubesV6 and V8, cathodefollower V7, transformer T5 and transformers T6, T7 and T8 betweenamplifier V6 and cathode follower V7. The input transformer T5 has itsprimary connected in series resonance to match the low output impedanceof the balanced modulator and to avoid loading the resonantcircuit. Thesecondary of T5 drives the grid of the first LF. amplifier V6 which hascathode degeneration for stability. Three medium Q I.F. transformers T6,T7 and T8 are used to give steep skirts to the selectivity curve, andone high Q resonant circuit 46 provides the 750 c.p.s. 3 db bandwidth.In order to avoid loading thishigh Q, high impedance circuit, it isisolated by a high resistance R30, and drives the high input impedancecathode follower V7. The output of V7 is capacity-' The plate andvcoupled to the last LF. amplifier V8. screen supply for the LF. tubesV6, V7 and V8 is dropped to volts and isolated from the other circuitsby voltage regulator V19. Decoupling networks prevent any interactionwithin the LF. strip itself.

Amplifier V8 drives a conventional Foster-Seeley discriminator circuit48 made up of transformer T10 anddual diode V9. Capacitor C34 filtersout most of the- 100 kc. I.F., while resistor R42 and capacitors C35 andC36 complete that operation and also act as noise filters.

The filtered DC. output of the discriminator is applied to the grid ofdiscriminator reactance tube 50 (V10) which is direct-coupled to thelocal oscillator 42 comprising tube V12B. Unbypassed cathode resistorR53 and plate resistor R51 are used to improve the waveform bentfrequency used here is 115 kc., the center of the local oscillator sweeprange. Resistor R48 and capacitor C43 provide isolation and furtherfiltering of the bias voltage.

-A sawtooth voltage is developed by a sweep generator or relaxationoscillator 52 comprising thyratron tube V16 which is capacity-coupled tosweep reactance tube 54 (V11), which in turn is direct-coupled to thelocal oscillator in parallel with the discriminator reactance tube V10.

The free-running frequency of sweep generator tube V16 is set byresistor R85 and capacitor C64 and the cathode bias voltage divider R89and R90, while the actual operating frequency of the sweep generator issomewhat modified due to the firing arrangement of thyratron V16 usingresonant circuit T12. The polarity of the sweep voltage applied to sweepreactance tube V11 is such that the local oscillator sweeps down fromabout 130 kc. to 101 kc. Local oscillator voltage is applied throughresistor R92 to resonant circuit T12 which is tuned to a frequencysufliciently lower than 101 kc. so that as the frequency of the voltageapplied to this resonant circuit sweeps down to 101 kc., the resonantrise gives enough voltage on the grid of thyraton V16 to fire it. Thisallows a convenient method of setting the lower limit (101 kc.) ofoscillator sweep, which is im-' portant since it is undesirable to havethe local oscillator sweep through the LP. frequency (about 100 kc.).

As the local oscillator sweeps from 130 to 101 kc. while a Dopplersignal is present, I.F. voltage will be developed at the time the localoscillator is 100 kc. above this Doppler signal. The rising I.F. voltageis capacitycoupled from point P on the primary of discriminatortransformer T10, rectified by lock detector 55 in the form of a crystaldiode (CR3) and filtered by resistor R38 and capacitor C31. Thispositive lock voltage is then applied to the grid of sweep lock tube 56(VISB), normally cut off by the cathode bias developed by resistors R84and R86, causing it to conduct and drop its plate voltage to a very lowvalue. The drop in voltage at the plate of V15B causes neon tube NE-2 toextinguish and, since the thyratron is accordingly not fired, condenserC64 can discharge only through the high resistance coupling networkcomprising condenser C77 and resistors R40, R47 and R49. In this manner,the sweep of the local oscillator is stopped and the frequency thereofismaintained close to the lock frequency corresponding to the Dopplerpicked up until the discriminator re- 'actance tube V takes control.

' If a comparatively noisy signal is present at the input, the LE signalat discriminator transformer T10 will also tend to be noisy (thoughimproved over the input signal), as will the rectified lock voltage. R38and C31 filter this D.C. voltage considerably. However, on a very noisysignal, the negative noise spikes tend to unlock the sweep of thesawtooth generator, causing the thyratron thereof to conduct; hence,noise limiter circuit 58 is used to prevent such action. This circuitcomprises a diode V15A, which is maintained at the positive D.C. lockvoltage by condenser C32 charging through resistance R39. Any negativepulses appearing at its cathode will cause V15A to conduct, the pulsebeing shorted to ground through C32.

If pure noise only is present at the input as the local oscillatorsweeps through its frequency range, the 100 kc. output of the balancedmodulator will be present due to the audio frequency components of thenoise. If the lock sensitivity of sweep lock tube V15B is too high, therectified I.F. voltage will be sufficient to cause a lock. Control ofthe lock sensitivity is accordingly provided by potentiometer R86 toallow proper operation of the filter device hereof for any noise levelat the input. This potentiometer sets the cathode bias on the sweep locktube and determines the magnitude of lock voltage necessary to stop thesweep of the sawtooth generatoi' 52. I

In order toregain the original Doppler signal, the LE. signal must bemixed with the local oscillator output and the difference frequencyseparated out. Before the LP. is mixed, its signal-to-noise ratio isfurther improved 'by limiter circuit 60 including pentode V17, whichremoves low frequency noise components appearing as modulations of theLP. signal. The limiter receives its input through condenser C65 andpoint X of discriminator transformer T10. Limiting is accomplished byseries grid resistor R94 and the low plate and screen voltage fromvoltage divider R95 and R96. The LP. waveform is restored by theresonant plate load furnished by transformer T13.

The limiter is transformer-coupled to a second mixer 62 includingpentagn'd converter tube V13, by means of transformer T13 and signalvoltage divider R67 and R68, and the local oscillator cathode followerV12A is capacity-coupled to the second mixer by capacitor C49, andresistors R61 and R62 set the local oscillator signal to the propervalue. A 30 kc. low pass filter 64 identical to input filter 34 is usedto reject all components of the mixer output except the differencefrequency, which is the filtered Doppler signal.

A Doppler output amplifier 66 comprising tn'ode V14A is connected to theoutput of filter 64. 66 is a conventional R-C amplifier with somenegative feedback provided by cathode resistor R74, and is used to raisethe level of the filtered Doppler, which is then fed to cathode follower68 (V18B) for distribution to the output jack J3. If desired, a portionof this out-put may be distributed to a monitor power amplifier and aloudspeaker (not shown) for monitoring purposes. Control of the level ofDoppler output present at I3 is provided by front panel adjustment R79,the Doppler output gain potentiometer.

The bias supply is a conventional voltage doubler opertaing from thefilament supply. Resistor R98 and capacitor C69 constitute a firstlow-pass filter and the negative bias for constant output amplifier '36is taken fromthat point. Further filtering and isolation is provided byresistance R99 and capacitor C70, and resistance R100 reduces the D.C.voltage to allow chassis potentiometer R49, the reactance tube biascontrol, to operate near the middle of its range.

While the operation of the invention filter device illustrated in Figs.2 and 3 is believed obvious fromthe foregoing, a rsum of such operationis set out below.

In the absence of a Doppler signal in the frequency range 1 to 30 kc. atthe input filter 34, sweep generator tube V16 of sawtooth generator 52is biased in a manner such that it conducts and produces a voltage sweepat a predetermined frequency, say about 4 c.p.s. The re sulting voltagevariations are fed to sweep reactance tube V11 which causes the localoscillator 42 to sweep through a predetermined frequency range, in thiscase from kc. down to 101 kc. The sweep of the sawtooth generator andlocal oscillator continues until a Doppler signal having a frequencybetween 1 and 30 kc. is received by input filter 34 and balancedmodulator 40, so that when such signal is mixed in the modulator withthe output signal'of the local oscillator, an I.F. signal of apreselected value, that is about 100 kc. in the present instance, isobtained.

When an LP. signal output is developed by the balanced modulator, it isrectified by lock detector 55 and the positive D.C. voltage outputthereof is applied to the grid of sweep lock tube 56 (V15B) to cause itto conduct and lower its plate voltage, thus inactivating thyratron V16and sweep reactance tube V11, and stopping the sweep of the localoscillator. This permits discriminator reactance tube V10 to go intooperation to control the oscillator in accordance with the LF. signalpresent at the time of inactivation of the thyratron tube. This periodof inactivation of the sweep generator continues until such time as theDoppler input signal is lost, as for example by fading, when thegenerator again goes into operation to repeat the cycle of eventsdescribed above.

On receiving an LP. signal, the narrow-band LF. filter .strip 44, havinga bandwidth here of about 750 cycles, locks its center frequency to theinstantaneous Doppler frequency and moves in synchronism with it. Theresulting LF, signal is transformed into a DC. voltage by discriminator48, which is fed to the grid of reactance tube V10 which in turncontrols the local oscillator. The LF. signal output of the LF. strip ismixed with the local oscillator output in mixer 62 to regain theoriginal Doppler, after passage of the LP. signal through limiter stage60, and the mixer output signal is then filtered and amplified toproduce a final output Doppler having a greatly improved signal-to-noiseratio and range as compared to the raw Doppler input to the system.

From the foregoing, it is seen that a signal tracking device in the formof a selective filter circuit is provided in accordance with theinvention which automatically searches through a predetermined frequencyspectrum, locks on any signal encountered Within this frequency range,ceases the search operation and then tracks the .signal through anyfrequency changes Within the aforementioned range. The invention devicesubstantially increases the signal-to-noise ratio of the input signaland thus extends the range thereof, the system being highly useful forextending the range of a Doppler radar system by improving thesignal-to-noise ratio of the Doppler data. The invention circuit isreliable in operation and comparatively simple to construct and operate.

Obviously many modifications and variations of the present invention arepossible in the light of the above teachings. It is therefore to beunderstood that within the scope of the appended claims the inventionmay be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

We claim:

1-. A selective filter device which comprises a balanced modulatoradapted to receive a Doppler signal which is subject to constantvariations in frequency within a predetermined range, a local oscillatorhaving its output .connected to said modulator, said modulatorsuppressing the local oscillator content of its output and producing asubstantially constant intermediate frequency signal, an intermediatefrequency amplifier and narrow band filterconnected to the output ofsaid modulator, adiscriminator and a first reactance tube connected inseries between said amplifier-filter and said local oscillator, theoutput of said discriminator being applied to control said reactancetube and said reactance tube being directcoupled to said localoscillator; a circuit connected in parallel between the output of saidamplifier and the input of said local oscillator and including arectifier, a sawtooth voltage generator, said rectifier being arrangedto selectively inactivate said saw-tooth voltage generator, and a secondreactance tube direct-coupled to said local oscillator, said oscillatorhaving a feedback connection to said saw-tooth voltage generator; amixer connected across the output of said oscillatorand the output ofsaidnarrow band filter, and a low pass filter connected to the output ofsaid mixer and arranged to reject all components of the mixeroutputexcept the differ ence frequency between the output of theoscillator and the output of said narrow band filterv 2. A selectivefilter device for tracking Doppler signals which are subject to constantvariations in frequency within a predetermined range which comprises abalanced modulator adapted to receive said Doppler signal, a localoscillator having its output connected to said modulator, said modulatorsuppressing the local oscillator content ofits output and producing asubstantially constant intermediate frequency signal, an intermediatefrequency amplifier and narrow band filter connected to the output ofsaid modulator, a discriminator and a first reactance tube connected inseries between said amplifier-filter and said local oscillator, theoutput of said discriminator being applied to said reactance tube andsaid reactance tube being direct-coupled to said local oscilla tor, acircuit connected in parallel between the output of saidamplifier-filter and the input of said local oscil: lator and includinga rectifier and a regulator tub,e, the output of said rectifier beingconnected to the grid of said regulator tube, a sawtooth voltagegenerator contain= ing a thyratron tube and a gas diode, said regulatortube being arranged on the lowering of its plate voltage to extinguishsaid gas diode and to remove the plate voltage of said thyratron tube toinactivate same, and a second reactance tube having its input connectedto the plate of said thyratron and being direct-coupled to said localoscillator, said oscillator having a feedback connection to saidsaw-tooth voltage generator; amixer connected across the output of saidoscillator and the output of said amplifier-filter, a first noiselimiter circuit connected in theinput (of said sawtooth voltagegeneratorto prevent negative noise spikes in the voltage from saidrectifier to cause said sawtooth generator to commence operation, asecond limiter .circuit connected between said filter and said mixer,said second limiter circuit acting to remove low frequency noisecomponentsappearing as modulations of the intermediate frequency, and alow pass filter connected to the output of said mixer and arranged toreject all components of the mixer output except the differencefrequency betweenthe output of said oscillator and the-output of saidamplifier-filtcrl 3. A Doppler selective filter device which comprises abalanced modulator adapted to receive a Doppler input signal which issubject to constant variations in fre quency, alocal oscillator havingits output connected to said modulator, said modulator suppressing thelocal oscillator content of its output and producing asubstantiallytc'onstant intermediate frequency signal, an intermediatefrequency amplifier and narrow band filter connected to the output ofsaid modulator, a discriminator and a first grid-controlled reactancetube connected in series between said filter and said local oscillator,the output of said discriminator being connected to the grid of saidreactance tube and said reactance tube being direct-coupled to saidlocal oscillator, a circuit connected in parallel between the output ofsaid filter and the input of said local oscillator and including acrystal rectifier, a triode, the output of said rectifier beingconnected to the grid of said triode, a saw-tooth voltagegeneratorcontaining a gas diode and a thyratron tube having its plate connectedto one electrode of said diode, the other electrode of said diode beingconnected to the plate ofsaid triode so that on the lowering of theplate voltage of said triode said diode will be extinguished thusremoving the plate voltage of said thyratron tube to inactivate same,and a second reactance tube having its input connected to the plate ofsaid thyratron and being direct-coupled to said local oscillator, saidoscillator having a feedback connection to said thyratron; a mixerconnected across the output of, said oscillator and the output of saidfilter, a noise limiter circuit connected between said filter and saidmixer, and a low pass filter connected to the output of said mixer andarranged to reject all components of the mixer output except thedifference frequency between the output of'said oscillator and theoutput of said filter, whereby in the absence of a Doppler signal at theinput to said modulator, said thyratron will conduct and permit saidoscillator to sweep through'a predetermined frequency spectrum for saidsignal, and on receipt ofa signal such as to generate an intermediatefrequency signal .at the output-of said modulator, positive DC. voltagewill be applied by-said rectifier t0 the grid of said triode ReferencesCited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS White May 19,1942 Boothroyd et a1. 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